On the 75th anniversary of the execution of Isaac Babel, his grandson Andrew travels to places closely related to his grandfather's life. He finds traces of a tumultuous history echoing in Babel's writings and in contemporary Ukraine and Russia. With each stop, Andrew becomes closer to the complex stories with hidden content that Babel wrote. Finally, after candid interviews and a study of the Babel case at the NKVC, Andrew learns of his grandfather's arrest, torture and death.

Babel's life story and his work are intertwined with Andrew's quest and casual animation, which brings viewers into the world between reality and fantasy, as does Babel's works.

According to the story of Art Berndt.

Young girl Jessica on the eve of the wedding gets into a car crash. ЇЇ face distorted. To make money on plastic surgery, a girl gets a job in a night cabaret stripper, hiding her face under a mask.

Until recently, everything was good in the Isayev family, however, peace was short-living unfortunately. Piotr's company is on the verge of bankruptcy and he conceals this from his wife. Vera comes to his rescue – she introduces him to the mayor of the city who is preparing a grandiose construction on the site of the boarding school where Masha once studied. Meanwhile, Masha meets her first love, Stanislav, Nastia’s father whom she had long considered dead.

Masha undertakes to help Zhukova, the director of the boarding school to repel the attack of the raiders, without knowing that her husband is part of it. Meanwhile, the wedding of Sasha and Nastia fails: the guy has unexpected problems, and he does not dare to confide to Nastia. Wandering around the city, she meets a street musician who turns out to be mayor’s son. It seems to Piotr that Masha has never been able to forget Stanislav. Vera is trying to take advantage of the crisis. The relationship between the characters become more and more tangled. The climax comes when the mayor realizes that his raiding plan is failing, so he decides to eliminate Piotr and Stanislav. In the face of near death, the heroes realize their mistakes; they know how to become happy if they can only escape.

Ties of Kinship

Based on the story of Olga Kobylyanska.

About the difficult fate and great love of an orphan girl who is brought up in her uncle's family. Events unfold in Bukovina at the beginning of XX century.

The series intertwines the fates of many people belonging to different types of social and class categories. At the heart of the event is a simple girl who, through personal experience, is convinced of the cruelty of her surroundings, describes the difficult fate and great love that everyone dreams of.

The film is a portrait of a teenager who has chosen the profession of a bell ranger. He is not yet fully sure of his choice. Doubts, drama of the past and personal experiences make him stronger in the fight for his future.

The film is a part of an almanac of documentaries short Portraits.

Based on the story of Mark Vovchok Pavel Chornokryl.

Paul Chornokryl, passionate about young beauty Varka, kills his wife Anna for the opportunity to be with her mistress.